scholarly journals Whose landscape? - An anthropological perspective on landscape perception in reindeer tending (In Swedish with Summary in English)

Rangifer ◽  
2005 ◽  
Vol 25 (3) ◽  
pp. 79
Author(s):  
Anna Järpe
Keyword(s):  
Land Use ◽  
Land Rights ◽  
Anthropological Perspective ◽  
Landscape Perception ◽  
Land Use Conflicts ◽  
The World ◽  
Anthropological Research ◽  
Term Basis ◽  
Insight Into

When we talk publicly about landscape and land use, both in legal and in popular contexts, the evaluation of our natural environment is usually based on an industrial concept of land and landscape. "Nature" is seen as a resource to be used or managed in different ways. My research originates in a questioning of this assumption: can we take for granted that the same perceptions and evaluations are shared by all concerned parties? In this article, I will use an ecologic anthropological perspective to consider the livelihood of reindeer tending and suggest an alternative to what can be called a scientific understanding of the world. I maintain that the relations that people have with their environment, and the values that they ascribe to it, are perceptions that are shaped and affected in our interactions with the surrounding world, and that these perceptions vary between different groups of people. Land use, land rights, access to fishing waters, and who gets to hunt what; these are not only questions about how we should manage the landscape, but also about whose landscape we are managing. Arguing that the reindeer tenders' landscape is a shifting mosaic of varying conditions that they must relate to rather than an object to be used and controlled by human interests, I want to show how anthropological research can provide an insight into the different perspectives and modes of understanding that we need to consider in the formulation of future policies and laws. At least if we want to resolve land use conflicts in contested areas fairly and on a sustainable long-term basis.

scholarly journals Üzleti intelligencia megoldások alkalmazásának sikertényezői - A hazai szolgáltató szektor nagyvállalatainak körében végzett mélyinterjús kutatás

2019 ◽  
Vol 19 (2) ◽  
pp. 23
Author(s):  
Gergely Görcsi ◽  
Gergő Barta ◽  
Zsuzsanna Széles
Keyword(s):  
Decision Support ◽  
Continuous Improvement ◽  
Business Intelligence ◽  
Support Functions ◽  
Term Operation ◽  
Success Criteria ◽  
The World ◽  
Depth Interviews ◽  
Insight Into

A vállalatok működése szempontjából a döntéstámogató funkció folyamatos fejlesztése, monitorozása kiemelt jelentőségű, hiszen az vezetést támogató eszközként segíti a menedzsmentfeladatok ellátását. Az üzleti intelligencia (business intelligence, BI) olyan infokommunikációs megoldás, mely a vállalati rendszerekből különböző adatforrásokat felhasználva képes az adatok összekapcsolására és elemzésére. A napi üzletmenet gördülékeny biztosítása céljából alkalmazott tranzakciós rendszerektől eltérően a BI-eszközök beszámolás orientáltak, a fókusz a döntéstámogatásra helyeződik. A kutatás a fogalmak tisztázását követően képet ad a legfrissebb üzleti intelligencia trendekről. A tanulmány szakmai mélyinterjúk elemzésén keresztül betekintést nyújt az üzleti intelligencia megoldások világába. A kutatás eredményeként az olvasó képet kaphat a BI bevezetésétől várt eredményekről, az implementáció és a hosszú távú működtetés sikerkritériumait illetően. --- Gergely GORCSI - Gergo BARTA - Zsuzsanna SZELES Success criteria for the application of business intelligence solutions In the running of any given company, continuous improvement and monitoring of decision support functions is crucial for such activities to serve as tools to support management tasks. Business Intelligence (BI) is an infocommunication tool that connects and analyses data from corporate systems using varied data sources. Unlike transactional systems that are used to ensure the sound operation of day-to-day business, BI tools are report-oriented, and focus on decision support. Reviewing related concepts, this research gives an overview of the latest business intelligence trends. Our study sets out to provide an insight into the world of business intelligence solutions by analysing professional, in-depth interviews. Through our research, one will become familiar with the results expected from the introduction of BI, in relation to the success criteria of its implementation and long-term operation.

The Process of Wellbeing

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Iza Kavedžija
Keyword(s):  
Anthropological Perspective ◽  
Cultural Contexts ◽  
Ongoing Process ◽  
The World ◽  
Anthropological Research ◽  
The Individual ◽  
Do So

The Process of Wellbeing develops an anthropological perspective on wellbeing as an intersubjective process that can be approached through the prism of three complementary conceptual framings: conviviality; care; and creativity. Drawing on ethnographic discussions of these themes in a range of cultural contexts around the world, it shows how anthropological research can help to enlarge and refine understandings of wellbeing, through dialogue with different perspectives and understandings of what it means to live well with others and the skills required to do so. Rather than a state or achievement, wellbeing comes into view here as an ongoing process that involves human and nonhuman others. It does not pertain to the individual alone, but plays out within the relations of care that constitute people, moving and thriving in circulation through affective environments.

THE STRATEGY OF INVESTMENT AND INNOVATIVE ORGANIZATION DEVELOPMENT ON THE BASIS OF THE ANALYSIS OF INVESTMENT APPEAL

2017 ◽  
pp. 238-244
Author(s):  
Новичкова ◽  
Ol'ga Novichkova
Keyword(s):  
Organization Development ◽  
Accurate Determination ◽  
Economic Conditions ◽  
Innovative Development ◽  
Resource Allocations ◽  
The World ◽  
Term Basis

In this article special attention is paid to questions of investment appeal of the organization in the conditions of the changing economic conditions, both in the country, and in the world. On the basis of the analysis of an investment potential the strategy of investment and innovative development of the entity within forming of the fundamental purposes and tasks on a long-term basis is offered. By means of the developed strategy accurate determination of a rate of actions and competent resource allocations is performed, as will promote achievement of an effective objective.

Threats to the running water ecosystems of the world

2002 ◽  
Vol 29 (2) ◽  
pp. 134-153 ◽  
Author(s):  
Björn Malmqvist ◽  
Simon Rundle
Keyword(s):  
Climate Change ◽  
Land Use ◽  
Developed Countries ◽  
Running Waters ◽  
Running Water ◽  
Lotic Systems ◽  
The World ◽  
Long Term Trends ◽  
Water Ecosystems

Running waters are perhaps the most impacted ecosystem on the planet as they have been the focus for human settlement and are heavily exploited for water supplies, irrigation, electricity generation, and waste disposal. Lotic systems also have an intimate contact with their catchments and so land-use alterations affect them directly. Here long-term trends in the factors that currently impact running waters are reviewed with the aim of predicting what the main threats to rivers will be in the year 2025. The main ultimate factors forcing change in running waters (ecosystem destruction, physical habitat and water chemistry alteration, and the direct addition or removal of species) stem from proximate influences from urbanization, industry, land-use change and water-course alterations. Any one river is likely to be subjected to several types of impact, and the management of impacts on lotic systems is complicated by numerous links between different forms of anthropogenic effect. Long-term trends for different impacts vary. Concentrations of chemical pollutants such as toxins and nutrients have increased in rivers in developed countries over the past century, with recent reductions for some pollutants (e.g. metals, organic toxicants, acidification), and continued increases in others (e.g. nutrients); there are no long-term chemical data for developing countries. Dam construction increased rapidly during the twentieth century, peaking in the 1970s, and the number of reservoirs has stabilized since this time, whereas the transfer of exotic species between lotic systems continues to increase. Hence, there have been some success stories in the attempts to reduce the impacts from anthropogenic impacts in developed nations. Improvements in the pH status of running waters should continue with lower sulphurous emissions, although emissions of nitrous oxides are set to continue under current legislation and will continue to contribute to acidification and nutrient loadings. Climate change also will impact running waters through alterations in hydrology and thermal regimes, although precise predictions are problematic; effects are likely to vary between regions and to operate alongside rather than override those from other impacts. Effects from climate change may be more extreme over longer time scales (>50 years). The overriding pressure on running water ecosystems up to 2025 will stem from the predicted increase in the human population, with concomitant increases in urban development, industry, agricultural activities and water abstraction, diversion and damming. Future degradation could be substantial and rapid (c. 10 years) and will be concentrated in those areas of the world where resources for conservation are most limited and knowledge of lotic ecosystems most incomplete; damage will centre on lowland rivers, which are also relatively poorly studied. Changes in management practices and public awareness do appear to be benefiting running water ecosystems in developed countries, and could underpin conservation strategies in developing countries if they were implemented in a relevant way.

Long-term spatio-temporal dynamics of a hedgerow network landscape in Flanders, Belgium

2005 ◽  
Vol 32 (1) ◽  
pp. 20-29 ◽  
Author(s):  
B. DECKERS ◽  
E. KERSELAERS ◽  
H. GULINCK ◽  
B. MUYS ◽  
M. HERMY
Keyword(s):  
Land Use ◽  
20Th Century ◽  
Network Structure ◽  
18Th Century ◽  
Temporal Dynamics ◽  
Network Dynamics ◽  
Landscape Position ◽  
Hedgerow Networks ◽  
Insight Into

Although the importance of hedgerows for sustainable agriculture and conservation of rural biodiversity is increasingly being recognized, obtaining insight into the spatial and temporal dynamics of hedgerow networks remains an important challenge for landscape ecologists, with the key factors driving changes in rural landscape structure especially deserving further attention. The present study analyses the long-term history of a hedgerow network landscape in Flanders, Belgium. A detailed reconstruction of the hedgerow network is made at five points in time, starting at the end of the 18th century until present, for 367 distinct 400 m×400 m samples. Whilst hedgerows were mainly concentrated around historical village centres and within valleys at the end of 18th century, the network expanded progressively during the 19th century. In the 20th century, the hedgerow network degraded strongly, with hedgerow density and connectivity declining and mesh-size heterogeneity and network fragmentation increasing, although the network recovered slightly during the 1990s. Different trajectories of change in hedgerow network structure were observed depending on landscape position, with both topography and village proximity significantly affecting hedgerow network dynamics. The present network structure was mainly governed by land use, with highly developed networks being predominantly associated with pasture. Three main conclusions arise from the results of this study. First, the role of land use and landscape position as basic factors steering hedgerow network dynamics at the landscape scale is demonstrated. Second, the long-term perspective of the study enabled insight into the poorly known expansion phase of hedgerow networks, linked mainly with the development of small-scale labour-intensive agriculture. Finally, the findings confirm the large-scale degradation of linear semi-natural habitats in European agricultural landscapes during most of the 20th century, and indicate that a pro-active rural policy can halt and even reverse this process.

scholarly journals PHRASEOLOGICAL UNITS WITH ZOONYM COMPONENT IN DIALECT WORLD VIEW OF KUBAN REGION INHABITANTS: COGNITION MECHANISMS

2021 ◽  
pp. 35-51
Author(s):  
OLGA G. BORISOVA ◽  
◽  
LYUDMILA YU. KOSTINA ◽  
Keyword(s):  
World View ◽  
Cognitive Structure ◽  
Significant Part ◽  
Human Knowledge ◽  
Cognitive Mechanisms ◽  
The World ◽  
Unique Nature ◽  
Well Data ◽  
Insight Into

The article examines cognitive mechanisms of Kuban region set expressions origin, which include animalistic vocabulary and which represent a significant part of dialect picture of the world. The material for the research was taken from regional printed and handwritten lexicographical sources on a subject of Kuban sub-dialects, as well data was collected during long-term dialect expeditions. The results demonstrate the variety of these mechanisms, which are based on actual observations by the sub-dialect speakers on behavior, peculiar appearance, voice, smell of animals and human actions in regard thereto. The amount and variety of selected tokens prove the significance of zoomorphic code in the Kuban region inhabitants’ world view. Ethnocultural conjoinings of set expressions were found, which provide insight into the unique nature of the villager’s world view. The analysis of discursive sources of origin of phraseological units with a zoonym component enabled to trace the birth of a new cognitive structure as a result of conceptualisation of human knowledge. It was demonstrated, that meanings of Kuban phraseological units, being the product of cognitive and discursive activity of sub-dialect speakers, unite the results of sensuous impressions and pragmatist perception of the world around us.

scholarly journals VULNERABILITY ANALYSIS OF UNDERGROUND AQUIFERS TO CONTAMINATION USING THE DRASTIC METHOD AND RISK DETERMINATION

2021 ◽  
Vol 22 (84) ◽  
pp. 227-245
Author(s):  
Berenice de Paula Amaral ◽  
Renato Farias Do Valle junior ◽  
Emerson Ribeiro Machado ◽  
Hygor Evangelista Siqueira
Keyword(s):  
Water Quality ◽  
Environmental Management ◽  
Land Use ◽  
Action Planning ◽  
Industrial Activities ◽  
The World ◽  
Drastic Method ◽  
Short And Long Term ◽  
Sandstone Formation

Groundwater represents an important component in the supply of freshwater in several regions around the world. The contamination of these waters is a worrisome problem in the management of water resources. Since underground aquifers are vulnerable to contamination by human and industrial activities, including land use, the diagnosis associated with land use is critical for environmental management. The present study was carried out in the Uberaba sandstone formation, in which the vulnerability of the subterranean aquifers was determined using the DRASTIC method, by evaluating the interaction between the use and occupation of the land using a geographic information system. Thus, the risk of contamination of the underground aquifer was determined by evaluating the land use with the water quality and fertility. The tool applied in the present study proved effective for the diagnosis, management and action planning in the short and long term, with the intention of preserving these natural resources.

scholarly journals An Anthropological Perspective: Another Dimension to Modern Dental Wear Concepts

2012 ◽  
Vol 2012 ◽  
pp. 1-6 ◽  
Author(s):  
John A. Kaidonis ◽  
Sarbin Ranjitkar ◽  
Dimitra Lekkas ◽  
Grant C. Townsend
Keyword(s):  
Human Evolution ◽  
Tooth Wear ◽  
Clinical Knowledge ◽  
Anthropological Perspective ◽  
Dental Wear ◽  
Form And Function ◽  
Dental Focus ◽  
Anthropological Research ◽  
And Function ◽  
Insight Into

For many years, research on tooth wear by dental academics has been diametrically opposite to that of anthropological research, with each discipline having a different understanding as to the nature of the wear processes. Dental focus revolved around preventive and restorative considerations while the anthropological focus was a biological understanding related to human evolution, diet, environment, form, and function and included all the craniofacial structures. Introducing the anthropological perspective into modern dentistry gives an insight into the “bigger picture” of the nature and extent of tooth wear. By combining anthropological evidence with clinical knowledge and experience, it is most likely to provide the best-informed and biologically based approach to the management of tooth wear in modern societies.

scholarly journals Determining the progenitors of supernovae with early robotic observations

2015 ◽  
Vol 11 (A29B) ◽  
pp. 222-222
Author(s):  
Andrew Howell
Keyword(s):  
Core Collapse ◽  
Transient Phenomena ◽  
The World ◽  
Thermonuclear Supernovae ◽  
Long Term Monitoring ◽  
Progenitor Stars ◽  
Term Monitoring ◽  
Insight Into

AbstractWe present results from the LCOGT Supernova Key Project, a three year program to obtain lightcurves and spectra of 600 supernovae. The Las Cumbres Observatory Global Telescope Network is a network of eleven robotic 1m and 2m telescopes located at 5 sites around the world. With this facility long term monitoring of transient phenomena is possible, as are nearly instantaneous observations. We report on both core-collapse and thermonuclear supernovae observed within days of explosion, allowing insight into their progenitor stars.

scholarly journals Vehicle emission and atmospheric pollution in China: problems, progress, and prospects

PeerJ ◽  
2019 ◽  
Vol 7 ◽  
pp. e6932 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jin Wang ◽  
Qiuxia Wu ◽  
Juan Liu ◽  
Hong Yang ◽  
Meiling Yin ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Air Pollution ◽  
Atmospheric Pollution ◽  
Rapid Development ◽  
Vehicle Emission ◽  
Policy Makers ◽  
The World ◽  
Vehicle Market ◽  
Insight Into ◽  
Technical Revolution

China has been the largest vehicle market in the world since 2009. The stalemate between the rapid development of the vehicle industry and delayed vehicle emission control has become increasingly prominent. Vehicle emission has become a significant source of air pollution in China’s cities. Understanding the current barriers in the vehicle industry is necessary for the development of effective and sustainable measures and policy to manage vehicle-induced air pollution. This review provides insight into the circumstances and causes of vehicle-induced air pollution and outlines recent progress in policy-makers’ long-term strategies and regulations. The development of an integrated mechanism of social participation, technical revolution, and regulatory innovation in vehicles, fuel, and roads is suggested to break the stalemate between air pollution and the automobile boom in China; the implications of this review extend to other countries facing the similar atmospheric pollution problems.

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